verdorri

German

Etymology

From Low German, from underlying God verdor(r)e di/ju, which means “may God make you lose your mind”, related with Tor (“fool”), or alternatively “may God make you wither, shrivel”, related with verdorren (“to wither”). Compare Dutch verdorie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fərˈdɔri/, [fɐˈdɔ.ʁi]

Interjection

verdorri

1. (regional, Westphalia, Ruhrgebiet) darn it!, damn it!

   Verdorri nochmal, warum geht das denn hier nicht!

   Darn it, why isn’t this working!